UGK 4 Life

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This album is not about who I wanna work with and what kind of beats I wanna do, this album is about what the people wanna hear, and that's Bun and Pimp. And I wanna try to give that to them in the most purest sense."

Critical reception

UGK 4 Life
UGK 4 Life.jpg
Studio album by
UGK
ReleasedMarch 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)
Recorded2007–2008
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length58:19
Label Jive
Producer
UGK chronology
Underground Kingz
(2007)		UGK 4 Life
(2009)
Bun B chronology
II Trill
(2008)		UGK 4 Life
(2009)		 Trill OG
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Cokemachineglow 75/100% [9]
Consequence of Sound D [10]
HipHopDX 4/5 [11]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [12]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [13]
PopMatters 8/10 [14]
RapReviews8.5/10 [15]
Spin TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svg [16]
The Michigan Daily Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

UGK 4 Life was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on eleven reviews. [7]

Chase Hoffberger of The Austin Chronicle praised the album, calling it "one fantastic curtain call". [18] Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times called it "the rare swan song that manages to be essential for the music alone". [12] Steve Juon of RapReviews wrote: "from the 'Intro' to the 'Outro' there's very little to not like about UGK 4 Life other than the fact it can never be done again, and any music videos released off this album won't feature Pimp doin' his thang". [15] Jordan Sargent of PopMatters concluded: "the fact that this has been UGK's music for nearly two decades doesn't blunt the impact of the album, and so UGK 4 Life is comfort food for Southern rap heads: not as invigorating as the first time, but still the best all the same". [14] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork resumed: "though probably not the best UGK album, it might be the strongest illustration of what they do best". [13] Clayton Purdom of Cokemachineglow found the album "leaves listeners wondering where they might go next". [9] Thomas Golianopoulos of Spin called it "a fitting capper to this Texas duo's storied career--nothing groundbreaking, just funky, rough-hewn, celebratory tracks". [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Cory Mo1:45
2."Still on the Grind" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)
Steve Below4:12
3."Everybody Wanna Ball"
  • Butler
  • Freeman
  • Moore
Cory Mo3:57
4."Feelin' You"
Steve Below3:54
5."The Pimp & the Bun" (featuring Ronald Isley)
 Mannie Fresh 3:31
6."She Luv It"
  • Butler
  • Freeman
  • Moore
Cory Mo3:52
7."7th Street Interlude"
1:26
8."Swishas & Erb" (featuring Sleepy Brown)
  • Pimp C
  • Averexx
4:02
9."Purse Come First" (featuring Big Gipp)
4:22
10."Harry Asshole" (featuring Lil' Boosie & Webbie)
Cory Mo4:13
11."Used to Be" (featuring E-40, B-Legit, 8Ball & MJG)
  • Pimp C
  • DJ B-Do
5:39
12."Steal Your Mind" (featuring Too $hort & Snoop Dogg)
Steve Below4:45
13."Texas Ave. Interlude"
  • Butler
  • Freeman
  • Dean
  • Pimp C
  • Mike Dean (co.)
1:15
14."Hard as Hell" (featuring Akon)
3:55
15."Da Game Been Good to Me"
  • Butler
  • Freeman
  • Avery Harris
  • Pimp C
  • Averexx
4:20
16."Outro"
  • Freeman
  • Moore
Cory Mo3:10
Total length:58:19
Sample credits

Personnel

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